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1. As of noon trading, Kinross Gold Corporation ( KGC) is up $0.09 (0.9%) to $10.34 on light volume Thus far, 3.5 million shares of Kinross Gold Corporation exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 10.2 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $9.87-$10.36 after having opened the day at $9.89 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $10.25.

Kinross Gold Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in mining and processing gold ores. It is also involved in the exploration and acquisition of gold bearing properties. Kinross Gold Corporation has a market cap of $11.9 billion and is part of the basic materials sector. Shares are down 8.8% year to date as of the close of trading on Tuesday. Currently there are 12 analysts that rate Kinross Gold Corporation a buy, 1 analyst rates it a sell, and 5 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates Kinross Gold Corporation as a sell. The company's weaknesses can be seen in multiple areas, such as its disappointing return on equity and generally disappointing historical performance in the stock itself. Get the full Kinross Gold Corporation Ratings Report now.

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